Introduce middle school readers to one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance with Langston Hughes’s poem “Mother to Son.”

Explore a fascinating period of U.S. history with this informational reading worksheet about the Harlem Renaissance.

In this worksheet, children read an example of a bio poem for jazz musician Thelonious Monk, then use the prompt to create a bio poem for a person of their choosing.

Children learn about writer and poet Langston Hughes in this Historical Heroes: Langston Hughes worksheet.